Cocktails with Pepper vodka
Pepper vodka is a flavored vodka infused with hot chili or true peppercorns, carrying a pepper flavor and often heat.
ABV40%
Substitutes for Pepper vodka
Capsaicin heat on a neutral base, and the heat is what has to be measured rather than poured: it keeps building after it goes in. Infusing plain vodka gives the same thing with the strength under control.
Often confused with
Peppercorn vodka (pertsovka)
Peppercorn vodka is steeped on true Piper peppercorns, sometimes with honey, which gives a warm culinary spice; chili vodka is steeped on pods for capsaicin heat. Both are sold as "pepper vodka" and they are different products — one seasons a Bloody Mary, the other burns it.
Storage
Piperine is heat-stable and shelf-stable, so pepper vodka is the other flavored bottle that genuinely lasts. Keep it closed and away from light and it will taste the same in a year.
